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it's not a true C grade...... as mentioned, Jones has missed the entire year, we were playing with our #4 and #5 CB's, at times, other guys have missed time, which is part of the bussiness, and with the offense being so bad, short fields, not sustaining drives, the defense is on the field way too much and put in bad situations, way too much, I think they have done a decent job , considering all of those factors....just my opinion, appreciate yours as well
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I really believe that some fans miss the fact that every team in the league has holes, to me the biggest difference between levels is how many difference makers you have and right now, our overall roster is good, just lack those impact players...thanks KK
Luck and Hilton on offense have both not had played up to their expectations or previous production
Mathis and Davis on defense, the same, that's not enough elite players and they have all had down seasons.
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thanks KK...enjoy your meal
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The strange thing about Grigson is you would think he would get better, each year, learn as he goes and it seems like just the oppisite, each year, he seems to get worse. Hard to forecast what irsay is thinking, he seems to like Grigson, he has some tough decisions to make and the future of this era, depends on what those are.
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thanks KK
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thanks , as always, appreciate the input EDCB....the more I think about it, the more I would like to see Pagano stay on, he does lack some of those elite coaching skills, but is still learning and I think the fact that the players love him and would run through a brick wall for him, more than makes for that lack of intangibles...Grigson is also learning and maybe someday will be that guy, but as of now, he is the problem
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thats new englands depth chart, not trying to be argumentative, but show me how they are signifcantly more talented....my opinion, our starting 22 , is better than there 22 and even if somebody doesn't agree with that, its definatly not much better, than ours.....I believe the difference is what you do with that what you...with schemes, coaching,etc......I believe we have enough talent to compete, is the intangibles where this team has failed
appreciate the input
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Offense
Position First Second Third Fourth
WR
Danny Amendola
Brandon LaFell
Matthew Slater
LT
Marcus Cannon
Cameron Fleming
LG
Shaq Mason
Josh Kline
C
David Andrews
Ryan Wendell
RG
Josh Kline
Ryan Wendell
Tre' Jackson
RT
Sebastian Vollmer
Cameron Fleming
TE
Rob Gronkowski
Scott Chandler
Michael Williams
WR
Julian Edelman
Aaron Dobson
Keshawn Martin
QB
Tom Brady
Jimmy Garoppolo
RB
LeGarrette Blount
James White
RB
Dion Lewis
Brandon Bolden
Defense
Position First Second Third Fourth
LDE
Rob Ninkovich
Akiem Hicks
Geneo Grissom
DT
Alan Branch
Dominique Easley
DT
Sealver Siliga
Malcom Brown
RDE
Chandler Jones
Jabaal Sheard
Trey Flowers
LB
Jamie Collins
Jon Bostic
LB
Jerod Mayo
Jonathan Freeny
LB
Dont'a Hightower
Jon Bostic
LCB
Malcolm Butler
Rashaan Melvin
RCB
Logan Ryan
Justin Coleman
S
Patrick Chung
Duron Harmon
Jordan Richards
Dewey McDonald
S
Devin McCourty
Tavon Wilson
Nate Ebner
Brandon King
Offense
Position First Second Third Fourth
WR
Danny Amendola
Brandon LaFell
Matthew Slater
LT
Marcus Cannon
Cameron Fleming
LG
Shaq Mason
Josh Kline
C
David Andrews
Ryan Wendell
RG
Josh Kline
Ryan Wendell
Tre' Jackson
RT
Sebastian Vollmer
Cameron Fleming
TE
Rob Gronkowski
Scott Chandler
Michael Williams
WR
Julian Edelman
Aaron Dobson
Keshawn Martin
QB
Tom Brady
Jimmy Garoppolo
RB
LeGarrette Blount
James White
RB
Dion Lewis
Brandon Bolden
Defense
Position First Second Third Fourth
LDE
Rob Ninkovich
Akiem Hicks
Geneo Grissom
DT
Alan Branch
Dominique Easley
DT
Sealver Siliga
Malcom Brown
RDE
Chandler Jones
Jabaal Sheard
Trey Flowers
LB
Jamie Collins
Jon Bostic
LB
Jerod Mayo
Jonathan Freeny
LB
Dont'a Hightower
Jon Bostic
LCB
Malcolm Butler
Rashaan Melvin
RCB
Logan Ryan
Justin Coleman
S
Patrick Chung
Duron Harmon
Jordan Richards
Dewey McDonald
S
Devin McCourty
Tavon Wilson
Nate Ebner
Brandon King
Offense
Position First Second Third Fourth
WR
Danny Amendola
Brandon LaFell
Matthew Slater
LT
Marcus Cannon
Cameron Fleming
LG
Shaq Mason
Josh Kline
C
David Andrews
Ryan Wendell
RG
Josh Kline
Ryan Wendell
Tre' Jackson
RT
Sebastian Vollmer
Cameron Fleming
TE
Rob Gronkowski
Scott Chandler
Michael Williams
WR
Julian Edelman
Aaron Dobson
Keshawn Martin
QB
Tom Brady
Jimmy Garoppolo
RB
LeGarrette Blount
James White
RB
Dion Lewis
Brandon Bolden
Defense
Position First Second Third Fourth
LDE
Rob Ninkovich
Akiem Hicks
Geneo Grissom
DT
Alan Branch
Dominique Easley
DT
Sealver Siliga
Malcom Brown
RDE
Chandler Jones
Jabaal Sheard
Trey Flowers
LB
Jamie Collins
Jon Bostic
LB
Jerod Mayo
Jonathan Freeny
LB
Dont'a Hightower
Jon Bostic
LCB
Malcolm Butler
Rashaan Melvin
RCB
Logan Ryan
Justin Coleman
S
Patrick Chung
Duron Harmon
Jordan Richards
Dewey McDonald
S
Devin McCourty
Tavon Wilson
Nate Ebner
Brandon King
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nice one KK
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i appreciate the input, I think many fans are bitter that we have only 1 ring from the Manning era, we came very close to 2, we came very close , several other times ( fans don't want to hear this , but we have not been blessed by the football god's on more than 1 occasion-luck does have alot to do with winning) and I believe that in the salary cap era, new england has been the standard. There is no doubt in mind if we played in the NFC all of those years, we would have significantly more super bowl appearances , although prob not many more wins. Our best era, coincided with new englands run and we have many times come up short , as has the rest of the league vs them. Those same fans are feeling that the same thing in going too happen in the Luck era. I do believe this era will produce more rings, if only because new englands run is nearing an end and regardless of who is charge, going forward, there is alot of sucess in the future of this team, the question is ...how much?
I believe that if we keep the Pagano/Grigson team in place, we will not fullfill our potential and believe that some of the blame is on Pagano, but most of it is on Grigson.
I feel that many fans are spoiled with the sucess, since 1998, the only team that can realisticly say they have been more sucessfull than us, is new england. That means the 30 teams would love to have our record, so as they say .....it could be worse...I have been a Colts fan since 1968 and I remember how it used to be and it wasn't pretty. It sucks that we have not been able to get over the new england hump. All we can do is hope that this era, however it shakes out, will not leave fans feeling like we missed out......again.
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I try to look at both sides of any opinion, we played the best team in the NFL-by far and outplayed them in the first half and led 21-20 at half time and eventually lost by 6 points,after pretty much giving them 7 points, that would seem to indicate we can play with anybody
I also believe that we have too many issues , in my opinion to make a serious run, this year, good teams can look good , at times, look not so good, at times, I feel that is where this team is...good-not good enough
I also know , every year there are teams that are written off early, then get on a roll and become the team to beat, late in the year, so...................anything can happen
We have made the playoffs every year in this era, advanced further, each year in this era, played in the AFC championship last year, I admit that alot of that has do with our QB, but to say that he is the only reason for that sucess is pretty silly, in my opinion, which is why I feel that Pagano and Grigson have done good, but like team-overall, not good enough......that sucess also indicates to me that team is really close and a few good players at a few key positions would place this team in the conversation, which won't happen this year.
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as always, thanks for the input...i know fans are impatiant and want sucess-now....but regardless of how this season shapes up, this team is at a very important crossroad and its going to be very interesting to see which road we take, after the season ends, obviously the more sucessfull the season, the lesser degree there will be for major changes. this team is still close, we dont need alot to compete for a championship, but I think the key is balance, we have to be solid-overall and not have glaring weaknesses and it is hindsight, but if Grigson had made a few better choices, we could be there now, for sure, It's really crazy when we think about how we were the favorite to win the AFC this year and so far, we have looked bad, Lucks been hurt, the front office is in turmoil (?) ......doesn't sound like a team destined for greatness?
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some perspective:
In the past several years the broncos, who already had a very highly paid QB have signed:
Rodgers-Cromartie
Ware
Ward
Talib-how much better would our "D" be with a few of them?
not to mention upgrading their O-line-Vazquez
and a few others:
Welker
Daniels
Sanders...just saying.....
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As I said it's only going to get harder, moving forward, Luck will be getting his new (and significanlty higher ) contract, Hilton was just re-signed, Castonzo was, Allen and Fleener are both up for renewal, nott to mention all of the off season signings, there just isn't going to be a surplus of money anymore.
Looking at the good list- he has really added a lot of talent to the roster and even the ok list...the problem is with the not good list-19 players in those first 2 years who had very little impact and as we all know, the Richardson deal-really hurt and I think that the O-line issue has not been fixed really makes Grigson's overall status look pretty weak
I agree with the idea that as long as we have Luck, we will be sucessfull and has prob more to do with him, than Grigson's moves, as well as being handed 6 wins, each year ( division games)
Every G.M. will have hits and misses, both in the draft and free agency, but the the best G.M.'s have way more hits, than misses and they also almost always hit on their high draft picks and do not trade away #1 picks
It seems like Grigson has a gambler mentality, he gambles on himself and his opinions on players, gambles that he is right and so far, has not paid off
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I think on paper, the offense has more than enough peices in place to be one of the best, but has yet to perform at that level, the defense doesn't have to be dominant, but the lack of a pass rush is somewhat puzzling and the CB situation has been a nightmare, even with those things, the defense wasn't going to be that good, I am interested to see how we perform vs these really good teams that we will be playing coming up. I think this team is so much like the Manning era, great offense, get a lead and take pressure off of the defense and since that hasn't happened, it has not looked good, in tight games, the margin for error is very small, make plays and you can pull out a win, don't make plays and come up short. I remember the year we won the Super Bowl and how bad the defense looked , then they got it together and won the championship. I just feel that are more issues than many thought going into this year and as of now, have not played anywhere near the level they need to play to compete for a championship. I think they can and will get better and play better, but don't think it is going to be good enough to go deep in the postseason.
Half full-when you have an elite QB, you are always going to have a chance, we now have a quality RB, if the O-line can improve, which is a big if and Luck starts playing at an elite level, with Gore and Luck and a balanced attack, the offense could and really should be lethal. The special teams are one of the best in the league, all the defense has to do, is just make enough plays, the younger guys will get better, Mathis will become more of a factor, hopefully somebody else will step up and help with pressure and the CB situation will settle down. If all of that happened and some "luck" they could have a chance to compete for a championship , but would also need an almost perfect game to beat the elite teams in the postseason.
Half empty-the offense and Luck continue to struggle, puts the defense in bad situations and the CB situation continues to be a mess, we cannot create pressure on the QB, we are playing from behind and it all falls apart
There are a lot of ifs for this team to improve and be good enough to compete with the elite teams, can it happen, it could, but with that many issues-highly unlikely. This team is close to being good enough, with Luck in place, if they can get 1-2 really good O-linemen and 1-2 difference makers on defense, they can compete for a championship.
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My 2 cents-I really don't pay much attention to what the "experts" have to say, Although PFF is legit, most of the opinions are borderline *-ick. not sure how anybody coukld come up with that conclusion, including PFF, there have been times in this era, the run game/blocking looks ok and the pass blocking, whether it be lack of talent or coaching, has been noticably inadequte, MAYBE it's not the players fault, that's debatable, but what's not is that is has never been a strength of the team and there lies the problem. It's most likely a combination of several factors. I just know when a watch a Colts game, the majority of the time, the RB has nowhere to run and the QB seems to be pressured , almost every snap
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How I view the problems:
Grigson- he is good, around middle of the pack, MAYBE better, but as long as he is the G.M. we will be a good team...not great.
Give me a dollar for everytime we have heard, it's starts up front..yet, for 4 years, he has failed to ugrade those areas-enough. There is hope on the D-line, Anderson has looked good, Langford has played well, even Parry is not a bust, very little depth and no difference makers. The O-line-another story, castonzo is solid, but/i really is better suited for right tackle and even he has struggles, Mewhort has played good and should become a solid player, Holmes-Thortan-Reitz- not NFL quality players,they are good spot starters, great backups, but not 16 game players, that's 60 % of the line that is not up to par, we don't need to have 5 great players and we can compete with 3/4 good players, but not with 2
Pagano-love the guy, would hate to see him leave, but it does look like when we play upper echelon teams, we get outplayed and outcoached
I really beleive that the core of the problem is Grigson, although he has done well, we will not be a great team, with him calling the shots and that's even with the curve he has had all 4 years (Andrew Luck) when you have an elite Qb, you can win and be sucessfull, with lesser talent and he still has not managed to do that
I also beleive that this team is real close-talent wise and has alot of peices in place, including that elite Qb, but what we need is for Grigson to get us over that hump and what he does is pulls us down to the pack, with his decisions.
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I watch the games and blog about what I see and how I feel, that doesn't make it right or wrong, just how I percieve it and what I have seen, after 4 games, is a team that is not playing at a very high level, despite what I feel is a competent roster, the offense going into the season was considered one of the best in the NFL and even one of the best-ever and has done next to nothing. The defense considering the losses to Jones and playing with 4/5 string Cb's is playing decent, but will always be the weak link, the offense, just like the Manning era is the group that makes the team go. I appreciate anybody has who has a positive outlook, but I prefer to be realistic and when I look a the big picture, what has taken place in this era, for 4 years, does not appear to be working out , but I will admit that my bar is set high, being good is not good enough...we need to be great and again, what we have seen this year, is no where near to that, winning the division is great, going to the playoffs is great, better than watching at home, but this is building a monster- a team that competes for championships on a yearly basis and hard as I try and hope I am wrong, don't see that taking place with this group. Mathis is on a pitch count , he hasn't played football in almost 1 1/2 years and will be worked back in the lineup-gradually. I know there are things that can be done to help the o-line, but the lack of talent there is evident.
If we look at the games this team has played vs playoff caliber teams, during this era, we almost always, not only come up short, but don't even play competive, we have survived by having a great Qb and playing in the weakest division in the league, to me that says it all, until we can go to Pittsburg or New england and play a competive game, this team will be be what they have been ...good.....not good enough....that needs to change, the real question is............how?
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thanks KK, the high powered offense is completly out of sync, due in large part to the overmatched o-line, but it's more than just the line, the defense will always be lesser talented group and will always be hit or miss....and so far, it's been more misses than hits, team wide.....to pin point what is really the problem...hard to tell, I think it's a combination of many factors....but unless they turn this around and start to play like a championship caliber team, which is possible, but highly unlikely.............there needs to be MAJOR changes.................going forward....4 years-didn't work....time for a new plan
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thanks KK, I agree, that is a key....when you have great leaders, you can win with less talent, than with a talented team, without the required leaders.
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It seems very clear to everyone except Grigson that the lines are not where they need to be and has been the case since his arrival, until that is fixed, it's not likely there are going to be any Super bowl appearances, although it can happen and did happen during the Manning era, everything has to fall into place and in today's NFL, those odds are very slim....this is very similar to that era, great offense (potentially and sometimes) avg. defense, the 1 difference is the special teams are better now. Not putting down Pagano, but the *s have had maybe the best QB ever and maybe the best coach ever, during this era, that is a very tough combo to beat, especially in the post season....Brady has never been surrounded by the weapons that Manning had, not even sure on paper, they even had more overall talent, but it's what they did with what they had that matters and they always seem to make it happen
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I was thinking the same thing yesterday...the free agent class has not looked very good.....Johnson looks like a backup...Herreman has been benched....Cole has not played well....although Gore has looked, good as I mentioned, I think his talent, to some degree is going to be wasted....on a positive note, Lowery has looked really good and the draft class appears to be very good ( Dorsett-Geathers-Anderson-Parry-Robinson-Varga ). Grigson has not been good enough and it's only going to get harder, moving forward when Luck becomes one of the highest paid players in the league and there is not going to be a surplus of money to spend as has been the case, most of his tenure. After 4 years, I think he needs to be let go and who knows what will happen with Pagano, the clock is ticking, I still believe that they are going to be major changes coming......
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i think part of the problem is thinking this team was ready to get over the hump, when the reality is it doesn't seem like they are....expectatations were very high and as of now, there are more questions than answers...it is year #4 and again, although it appears they have been on the right track and trending up....it now appears that they have regressed and 4 years is long enough to address and fix problems and they haven't been......just going to have to see how it plays out
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your welcome gocolts101
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Thanks EDCB...I try to be realistic as well and that would seem to indicate there isn't much of a chance to go deep in the post season , based on what we have seen...yet....it happens every year...if we can fix a few things, get on a roll.....anything can happen. But I think the overwhelming majority feel, that this team will not get where we all want it to go, with the current leader (s)